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SHERIDAN & SIMS, Proprietors.SCBSOKIPTiON. 'One Year...!.SI .50Six Months..*...1.00Ministers of the Gospel.1.00Advertisements.First Instortlon.81-00Each Subsequent Iusortion.....50Liberal coutracts made for 11 monthnndover.J033 OariniLCE. 19,'l'RErAnBD 1T0.'D0.-?VX KrjJOS OFJob IPi^ratingNEMESIS.JI ":'!?,: *7~0?- ?"SCHOOL MARM" R E VIR ES TO THE ARTIOJ.K OF "JiSCUJLiAl'IUS."Editor Orangeburg Democrat :Newspaper controversies, in myOpinion, are never very amusing, instructive, or conducive to amicablerelations between the contestants, because Uiey are usually 'led away bytbeir zeal into disagreeable personalities wbJcb have no logical or incidental connection with the subject underdiscussiou. 'it is intensely repugnantto my feelings to enter the list, andwere I jo consult my own wishes, alltopics likely to engender disputewould bo waved; however, at theearnest request of several gentlemen,I have reluctantly consented to takeup my pen in. defenco of the wrongs,not the rights, of my fellow-sufferers,who think "Esculapius" should encounter ah avenging Nemesis to arrrest liim in his dreaded course. Butbefore stating the cause of grievance,I wish it distinctly understood that itis not myself who originated thismovement, but the injured class whoemploy me as their instrument.I object seriously to be used as aninstrument even in this cause, for, ifa man is so forgetful of all he owesto woman us to attack her in the pursuit of the arduous labors thrust uponher by his deficiencies, and to attempt a depreciation of the effortseventually resulting in the highestgood to him?why, I do not wish toknow him, have nothing to say tohim ; I do not desire to cross swordswith him?give me a foeman worthyof my steel. Put as others think diffcrently and are not willing to passover the attack in silence, the present disagrceblo necessity has beenforced upon me.The sentiments to which exceptionhas been taken, are found embodiedin the remarks of Esculapius with regard to the uicompeteucy of woman(o fill the position of an educator,lie 'says that a "first-class teacher inthe true sense of the term" cannot behired for thtTIow salaries ricjiiyed jn'The public schools, and applies theold saying "poor pay, poor preach"t? this case. Evidently there can beno objection to' his doing so, as poorteaching ought to be rewarded inkind, did he apply the saying to theentire class, but 1 understand that herestricts it to "'school inarms' whomay be hired for such salaries."He certainly makes a broad statement, but he, I presume, is preparedto support it by endless argumentsand numerous illustrations" coiningunder his own observation. I amnot so fortunate as to know Mr. Esculapius, but doubtless he is a cosmopolitan wlio lias visited the various institutions of different couutics,and is thoroughly competent to render a correct decision upon the subject as the result of long years of8'tudy and investigation during whichhe compared the respective methodsof instruction pursued.Arc "the school inarms competent," he asks. Subtle analogiessometimes exist between perplexingpolemical questions and simple factswhich very often escape the observation of the inquirer after their solution. Whenever there is a reasonabledoubt upon any proposition presentedto our minds, we have the privilegeof acceptance or rejection respectively as it accords with our conviction,or is antagonistic to the tenets previously imbibed. That there is a doubtupon the query propounded by Esculapius, the very existence of the question itself indisputably asserts. Ifthe superiority of the mind of man,or rather, as more applicable here, ifhis possession of greater talent lorimparting to others the knowledgeacquired, were an established fact, afixed article of belief in the complexcreed of the world, why disturb thedecisions of 'past ages upon a topicalready proved a truth to the satisfaction of all interested, by renewinga useless discussron of stubborn realities? But since its positive establishment has been questioned, and woare at liberty to bo biased on eitherside, I will simply assert that womanis as competent to teach as man without offering facts as proofs at presentbecause I wish furthor informationfrom Escnlapius before going deeperinto the subject.He says, moreover, "Docs not thevery fact of a man's accepting such nsalary argue that he is not fit foranything else, ami that he is tryingto make a living at the public expenso to the detriment of the childrenof a community?" And what may Iask, does the fact o,f woman's accepting it argue? It argues that man is"a salary grabber." Having the power of seizing the best places for himself, ho hardly ever fails to do so,forcing the only alternative upon her ;so that from tho primordial" experiment in Eden, man has enjoyed thofamo of tho world, woman the blame.I wonder what Eve thought of Adaznwhen he said, "She gave mo of thetree, and I did eat.'.' Probably shewas struck only by the beauty oftruthfulness.That fact may argue, but it docsnot prove that the man who acceptsis fit for nothing else, for unless hismuscle is as deficient as Iiis brain, hecan "make a living" in hundreds ofways closed to Ids more delicate competitors in the school room.Others arc spoken of as being cmployed because "somehow or other,they deserve the charity of tho community.'.' Disinterested, unsurpassedcharity?that which rewards so richlythe daily harrassing exertions of theaverage "school mann." A? noblej charity?charity in its highest, truestmeaning?it would ho to give themthe advantages of the "broader horizons and higher opportunities" ofwhich we have heard, but from whichthey aro excluded by the host ofmanly applicants."Nor can a man who is really comtcnt to teach (and I never heard of awoman being guilty of such a thing)be employed for such a sum now."Here by-the construction, or arrangement of his period, he leaves us indoubt whether she was never guiltyof being competent, or never guiltyof sacrificing her talent for tho paltryremuneration. In that spirit ofcharity which he admires as one ofthe brighest virtues, wo will hopethat he meant the latter. Ifi he never heard of such a woman(supposing his parenthetical ex-statement referred to the antecedent expression) lie must have heard ofthem, or elso inferences can be drawnas to the extent of the classical, historical, and ijterary fields he has explored. Great and wise men, poets,philosophers, historians and divines,have furnished numerous testimonialsin their lives and writings of woman'sfitness to educate mind, heart andsoul. We confess we stand in aweof the knowledge of a modern Eseulapius which in its "perfectibility"can set at defiance the wisdom ofthose ancient sages and doctors ofthe portico, to say nothing of thecharity by which woman is permittedto occupy her lofty position in thecollege, seminaries, and schoolsthroughout this broad land ; the charity which urges her to wield thelance of thought nnd sway the publicthrough the medium of l ooks andperiodicals ; the charily which leadsher gently across the stormy watersto heathen lands and allows her tolabor side by side with the noble menwho are missionaries to those benighted souls ; the charily which docsnot exclude her from the sacredhaunts of home, but allows her toenter even there and teach little children their duty to themselves to others and to God.Will Esculapius kindly furnish uswith a list of the qualifications prerequisite in '.la first class teacher inthe true sense of the term" before he(she being out of the question) canhe considered competent to occupytho position ? Wo would feel greatlyindebted to him, and no doubt hissuggestions would be very beneficialto "the third-grade teachers" who,perhaps, aspire to rise higher on theeducational platform, who are conscious of their "glaring wants ofqualification," but do not know whatsteps to take to prevent them frombeing a source of "detriment to therising generation." And will he heso good as to tell us what salary weought to demand, and how much hewould ncccpt should he engage inthe pursuit, if he is not employed already? Perhaps he is one of theprofessors we heard about who command three and four thousand dollarsper annum of nine months. If Ithought Ecculnpius was a member ofthe Teachers' Institute, or would joinif the members petitioned him in abody, I would send in my applicationto tnc Secretary at once.I am sorry for his sake that the"school teacher who can't write downin Arabic notation one million, neither can ho read it when written" couldI not have been represented by thoi ?personal pronoun of thq nominativeease, third'person feininiuo instead ofmasculine.Mr. Editor, in tlie petition whichcame to PJO from the gentlemen mpn.tioued abovo to say a few words inbehalf of my .class, was the expression, "We want you to tajio o|f therough edge from him. You arc sharpenough.'' Ah, me I I am afraid thesharp edge of my blado .(if there isone l) will be forever blunted, dulledhopelessly. .Some edges are so roughthat the instrument employed, thoughit might possibly take them c!f, isnever lit for use afterwards?its ownedge gets turned and sometimesgreat gaps appear especially if itshould happen to strike iron or rock.School Ma km.A Strange Story.For some months past James Ashburn had been paying Iiis addressesto Miss Mary Holt, of WoodsonCounty, Kansas. Mis. Holt, the mother of the young lad}', was opposedto the marriage, and objected to herdaughter keeping company withJames. Unfortunately for them boththey were married, the young ladyreturning to her mother's home andremaining a few days, awaiting thetime lixed for her departure fromhomo with her husband. A day ortwo after their marriage Ashburn returned to sec her, requesting that shego \;ith iiim to a singing school inthe neighborhood. She accepted theinvitation. Later in the day he called again to accompany Iiis wife tothe school house, and the old ladyinformed him that his wife was dead.He returned to his home, told hisparents what had happened, and atonce secured a pistol, intending totake his own life, lie discharged oneor two shots at his head, taking effect, but not seriously. He is yetalive. The fnneral of Mrs. Ashburntook place the following day. Theparents of young Ashburn attended,and when at the grave requested thatthe coflin bo opened. Mrs.. Holt refused to let the corpse be seen. Thiscaused suspicion to be aroused, andin a few hours after tfic remains hadbeen buried parties went to the graveand dug the corpse and found thatshe had been murdered by somecruel person, her eyes being forcedout of her head, and all indications[showed plainly that she came to herdeath by being beaten over the headand by choking. She was dressedin nothing but a common calicodress, the jewelry that she used to[wear daily having been stripped fromher. Mrs. Holt was arrested on suspicion, waived examination, and wasbound over, giving a bond of 85,000for her appearance at the DistrictCourt. All the jewelry Mrs. Ashburn was in the habit of wearing wasfound in the old lady's possession.[Hales County Times.The Power of Woman.During the last two weeks a largenumber of pilgrims have arrived atGlcudnle, atnoDg whom arc a numberof the gentler sex, and in consequencethereof no one can form an idea ofthe change that has already takenplace. Old '49-ere that have lived inmountains for the last thirty years onbread and bacon and slept on theground, and in all that time scarcely laid eyes on a woman, can now beseen on the streets harnessed in storeclothes, with biled shirts. Thereain't a man in Glendalc over twentyyears old. On Sunday evening wesaw one of these would-be young bucksso much surprised by being askedhow be came to leave Alder Gulch in'08 that he adjusted his wig, swallowed half a set of fal6? teoth, and thenswore that he was a school-boy inMissouri at that time.?Arizona Miner.The Power of Little Things.All the great things of life andeternity are made up of trifles.Kisses and kind words may seemsmall, but they are the corner stonesof a true home. Did you ever chaseacross word all day? What havocit makes ! Causing a smoking stove'in the morning; weak coifce; overdone beefsteak and sour buckwheatcakes for breakfast; spoils the dinner, gets into the sewing machineand does not always end with burnttoast for tea ? Did you eycr chaso akind word, a morning kiss, and haveits influence slug in your heart'nilday?sing in your teakcltlo andecho from cellar to garret in all thewheels and whirr of housekeeping?I need not speak of tho power ofthese two littles.FAITHLESS MAN.-o-'i ROMANCE OF A GIFTED FAMILY?THE'STOltY OF UNA..In his youth, Nathaniel Hawthornewas engaged to Mias Sophia Poabody,but upon seeing much of her sister,concluded he liked her best, and married her, leaving his former fiancee toI mourn the inconstancy of man. ?ythis union Hawthorne had three living children, Julian, .Una and Boso,and say what you w.ill qf the misanthrope, the cynicism of this giftedman, ho was gentle and devoted andaffectionate to ins faD$j\While Nathaniel Hattlhorno wasconsul at Liverpool there came to hishouse as a frequent visitor n youngAmerican, Lathrop by name. It wassoon plain to all lookers on that the.subject of these visits was Hawthorne's eldest daughter, Miss Una,a highly accomplished girl, spirituellein appearance and intellectual in nature. An engagement was the resultof the frequent intercourse, and youngLathrop returned to America with apromise of marriage among the happyyears to come. After some lapse oftime the lover again nook a shipacross the 03can to meet his ladylove. In the meantime Pose hadgrown to womanhood as fair as hername, and while boupd to Una hemarried Rose. Una's awakening wassomething teriible. Tip shock wasI iiO great that she lay "for days atI death's door, and for awhile reasonwas deemed lost. The poor girl wasplaced in an asylum temporarily, butissued thence so wan, so shadowy, sounlike the happy, dimpled girl thatentered, that her friends thoughthope, health and happiness had forever tied her path. Una had displayed marked literary ability before thissorrow came upon her, having contributed to some of the English periodicals very acccptablef articles, butshe felt no inclination f$r mental exertion now. Still she had to do somethfng, and she founded na orphanagein the heart of London^ She began-with two little pnos,? imA thctnumberquickly increased to thirty-eight, butlier friends soon became interestedand helped her good work along.Her incfune being but $1,003 per annum, she could not do very much herself, but she wrote a most exquisitely touching appeal for aid to Qnc qfthe London dailies, and the charitable English heart responded in donations of solid pounds !Una was connected, wilh this institution for years, until her health,would no longer permit her personally to superintend it. Later on, herlove for writing camp upon her, andshe wrote a charming story just before her death, two years ago. Themanuscript is in the hands of herbrother Julian, who eventually intends giving it to the public. Thosewho have read tiie manuscript declareit superior to anything which Julianlias yet written. Just a year beforeher death, Una wan engaged to a Mr.Webster, a New York journalist ofbrilliant promise. He had loved herfor years, knew all about her earlyunhappincss, but finally won her con| sent to become his wife. The lastyear of her life was a happy pue, asher lover was in every way deserving,and strove \o crane all the cloudsfrom her past by the sunshine of thepresent. Why the angels of heavenwent envying those two loving moi talsI know not, but Mr. Webster neverreturned from a sea voyage ; the shipwent down with all on board, andUna died shortly afterwntd, and liesburied in an English graveyard !The Difference.Did you ever notice the broad, comfortable, shady-looking Leghorn hatsin the milliner's window? Just buyyour wife one, and the first thing shewill do with it will be to double upher dainty fist and punch a three-cornered dent on the right side ; thenshe will pinch the front rim down andthe back rim up, and then stave inthree or four more big dents at oddcorners, and when it rcsombles inshape ah old tin pan that has been atarget for a stone-throwing match,she will remark upon tho 'elegance anduraco' of the affair. But let Johnnieservo his new straw hat in the sameway, and ho will be stood up in adark closet and forced to go withoutStrawberry shortcake for supper.Ohio is called tho pivotal State because, under the present administration, it is impossible to turn round inWashington without running againsta worthy citizen and olllce-holderfrom the State.1 ho Fallacy of the Supposed Influenceof the Moon upon Weather.I'l cm !hu Homo ami Kann.It is astonishing to what un extenta iinnly fixed belief .prevails that thechanges of the weather are tho result,or are due to the changes of thomoon. Why peoplo'will cling to exploded popular superstitions is surprising. Tlie general answer is, thatit is reasonable, or it was the beliefof our (forefathers. Now the cariying tho puu\pkhi in one end of thebag and the jocks i.u tho othor, however, it may have ser,v.qd foruier generations, is not expedient hi .this ngcof progress. And it is easy .to demonstrate that what is only reasonableis false. Reason must combine withtruth to establish correct practicalconclusions.Tbat the moon acts .upon Ujcearth's surface by attraction is not dis*puled ; this is manifest in the periodical movements of the tjdes,, and thatin intensity or quantity the tides arehighest at the time of the new andfull moon, and lowest at the first andthird quarters, ami the comparativeimmense extent of the Ocean watersrendering them more succoptivc to amoving cause. IJut because the movements of the tides arc the diiect action of the phases of the moon, it canscarcely be pretended that weather isaffected similarly, simply from thefnct that the specific gravity of theatmosphere is so exceedingly smalltbat there is really nothing for attraction to not upon, liy calculation Laplace proved that the joint attractionof the sun am) moon could not movethe earth at a greater speed than livemjles a day. Then as the moon canno!, act by attraction upon the air,there is pnjy two other ways in whichit could popsihly excite an influenceupon the atmospheric conditions: byreflection of the rays of the sun, orby emanation.Meterological jpycolignlions haveproven that therq is pq heat in thelight of the moon ; that this fact iswithin tho^ experience p.f pveryqne.The moon's light is but the ^borrowed" light of the sun. Undoubtedlythe rays of the sun, impinging PPP"the surface of the moon, carry withthem tho heat of that luminary, butit is exceedingly improbable to suppose tbat this heat radiates to anydistance fiom the surface of therapon. We have felt the heat rcllected from a pond of water when walking near it, but this beat becomesmore and more insensible ns we leavethe pond and finally ceases altogether.So it is in the case of the moon.Then as the light of tho moon is simply a borrowed or reflected iight without heat, it is impossible to conceiveof an}' appreciable action that thesebor lowed or reflected rays of lightcould excite upon tho circumnuibipntair of the earth.Now who has ever discovered anylunar emanation? Not a suspicionexists that anything issues or Howsfrom the moon as a source or origin.Then the influence which the moonis popularly supposed to excite upontho conditions of the weather is a i\clusion. And it is equally as idle tohunt up an almanac to learu when itis going to rain as wero the proceedings of the old Roman A ugurs in in-:vestigating the entrails of animal* toforetell the issues of future events.D. R. Jamison.St. Matthews, S. C, Feb. t\ 1879.A Democratic Discovery.The five States of Maryland, Westyirginia, Kentucky, Tennessee andMissouri, that are universally throwninto the ho'.ch-potcb. as part and parcel of tho "solid South," and as thoroughly "rebel," actually supplied thenational government with a largernumber of solders to fight for the Union and to suppress the rebellion thanlive New England States. Hero nrethe official figures of the War Department :Maine.72,114Connecticut.57,359New Hampshire.00,029Vermont.35.202Rhode Island.23,099Total.225,003West Virginia.32,003Alary land.50,810Kentucky.79,025Te n n esseo.;.31,092Missouri I.109,114Total.301,010So it appears that fivo "rebel"States actually sent 301,010 soldiersinto tho Union army to suppress llt'2rebellion,' or 7^5.17 more than fiveNew England StalcK'?St. Louis PoslDispcitch.Faithful.to an AOSEtrr FiiiKNu: "l-," of cHer presence cheered hi>n hi his dyinghpiir.;'Shu caught the inline ol his latestbreath;Pale Angel-wufchcr, like a droopingflower,Hut constant still and faithful unto.death!True ,uiito him -to whom her heart wusgiven,?On whom shejlavlshod .4x.ll its wealth oflove;She came even like a starry hope .fromheaven,To guide his spirit to the realms above.And when at last the silver chord wasbrokenAnd he lay silent in the arms of rest.She kissed his cold, dead lips?love's latest token?And twined a wreath of roses for hisbreast.>'et cru they withered ho was sweetlysleepingWhere waved i!;s wl'jo.ws ?b*!1 the silent sod,Where she, her sad und lonely vigilskeening.Lifted lie'Sr pale and pleading face to(Jod !Ah! Is it strange that she should oftenwanderTo tho still spot where her lo&t idolUes,.Or look with anxious yearnings overyonderWith wistful love and longing in hereyes?Aud is it Grunge that she should pause' to listen 'To the low-murmuring willows ua theywave,Or that her eyes with silver tears shouldglistenWhen they arc resting on her lover'sgrave!O, faithful one! Oh, soul with anguishladen !I Lite yet for thee is beautiful and bright;May angels cliecj; 'the lonely-heartedniahjiitit.And .shadow her with drooping wings! Of light!I For thee my heart heats warmly as abrother,As though thy grief and sorrow weremy own;|Cod knows that we should all love oneanother, .It \h so'hard to bear the cross alone!It Is so hard to feel forlorn, forsaken;To live and kiiow vi\vc'ro better far fodie! .For what is fife when cruel death hastaken 'The little light that silvered oe'r its' sky?Hut though the skies be very dark aboveus; ?Though earthly sorrows weigh ourspirits down, " ? /"TTLet us thank God that there is Onewill lovc-us? vThe Cross at best 1a nothing .to theCrown!OnANGEiiuno, July 13. PJL. S.A Word to the Boys.In the course of time boys makemen, hence a word with them, nowand then throng!} the press, mayiiavca sohitavy effect. Orangoburg canboast of some very good-looking wellbehaved boys, while at the same timeshe has her share of rude bad fellows.There are p'aces of resort in our village that a good hoy will ^iot frequent, so soon as he does he loses hisstanding and sacrifices his self-respect. What a boy should bp is contained * in a little sentence pf fourwords : "Be true, be pure." No education is worth anything that does:[not include this. A man had betternot know how to road, he had betternever learn a letter in the alphabet,and be true and genuine in intentionqnd action, rather than being learnedI in all languages, to be at the sameI time false in heart and counterfeit inlife, lie pure in thought and language, pure in mind and body. Animpure man, young pr pld, poisoningthe society where he moves withsmutty qtories and impure examples,is a moral ulcer, a plague spot, qleper who ought to be treated, as werptho lepers of old. He ju.-;t, in, all ourdealings with others. Be generous,noble and manly. Be self-reliant andself-helpful even from early childhood.Be industrious always, and self-supporting at the earliest proper age.Teach them that all honest work ishonorable, and that an idle, uselesslife of dependence on others is disgraceful. When a boy has learnedthese things, when he has made thesej ideau a part of his being, howover? young he may be, however poor, orhowever rich, he has learned some ofthe most important things he oughtto know when he becomes a man.Douglas Jerrold v/as not only witty but exceedingly impertinent. Hehated that overwhelming conceitwhich prompt? a man to walk thestreet with the air of pne who hasj just foreclosed a heavy mortgage onthe universe and bought the propertyin at auction. When ho happenedacross such a one he actually didwhat wo would all like to do if wedared, t. he went up to him, tookhis hat off respectfully, and asked,"Pray, sir, aro you anybody in particular 1"